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			<title><![CDATA[Willard: Paracelsus on Mental Health]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3419</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:32:19 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA["The man who styled himself Paracelsus (1483-1541) lived a turbulent life in turbulent times. Vastly ambitious, he professed a new therapeutic that was at once Christian and Germanic. Developed in dozens of treatises that cover fourteen stout volumes in the standard edition of his medical and philosophical works,1 it was specifically Christian because based on a view of Man and Nature that he found in the Bible and preached in lay sermons.2 In this view, God created diseases and remedies as part of Nature, the diseases had natural causes, and the cures were revealed to Man over time. By the end of time, which Paracelsus thought was fast approaching, all cures would be known, and they would be natural ones. The good physician only appeared to work wonders."<br />
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<a href="https://www.academia.edu/25804745/Paracelsus_on_Mental_Health" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.academia.edu/25804745/Parace...tal_Health</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA["The man who styled himself Paracelsus (1483-1541) lived a turbulent life in turbulent times. Vastly ambitious, he professed a new therapeutic that was at once Christian and Germanic. Developed in dozens of treatises that cover fourteen stout volumes in the standard edition of his medical and philosophical works,1 it was specifically Christian because based on a view of Man and Nature that he found in the Bible and preached in lay sermons.2 In this view, God created diseases and remedies as part of Nature, the diseases had natural causes, and the cures were revealed to Man over time. By the end of time, which Paracelsus thought was fast approaching, all cures would be known, and they would be natural ones. The good physician only appeared to work wonders."<br />
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<a href="https://www.academia.edu/25804745/Paracelsus_on_Mental_Health" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.academia.edu/25804745/Parace...tal_Health</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Influence of Alchemy in 17th century New England]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3418</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:31:07 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Influence of Alchemy in Seventeenth-Century New England: A Historical Analysis of Alchemy in the Puritan Society of Massachusetts and Connecticut <br />
<br />
Greg Kaminsky<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.academia.edu/2230261/The_Influence_of_Alchemy_in_Seventeenth_Century_New_England_A_Historical_Analysis_of_Alchemy_in_the_Puritan_Society_of_Massachusetts_and_Connecticut" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.academia.edu/2230261/The_Inf...onnecticut</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Influence of Alchemy in Seventeenth-Century New England: A Historical Analysis of Alchemy in the Puritan Society of Massachusetts and Connecticut <br />
<br />
Greg Kaminsky<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.academia.edu/2230261/The_Influence_of_Alchemy_in_Seventeenth_Century_New_England_A_Historical_Analysis_of_Alchemy_in_the_Puritan_Society_of_Massachusetts_and_Connecticut" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.academia.edu/2230261/The_Inf...onnecticut</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Alchemy of Glass]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3417</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:28:30 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Alchemy of Glass Counterfeit, Imitation, and Transmutation in Ancient Glassmaking<br />
<br />
Marco Beretta<br />
<br />
2009<br />
<br />
<br />
"The book illustrates how glass played and important role in ancient technical and alchemical literature, and how the chemical operations devised to improve glass making inspired alchemists to better define the theoretical boundaries of their discipline and, more specifically, the notion of transmutation."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.academia.edu/40144531/The_Alchemy_of_Glass_Counterfeit_Imitation_and_Transmutation_in_Ancient_Glassmaking" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.academia.edu/40144531/The_Al...lassmaking</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Alchemy of Glass Counterfeit, Imitation, and Transmutation in Ancient Glassmaking<br />
<br />
Marco Beretta<br />
<br />
2009<br />
<br />
<br />
"The book illustrates how glass played and important role in ancient technical and alchemical literature, and how the chemical operations devised to improve glass making inspired alchemists to better define the theoretical boundaries of their discipline and, more specifically, the notion of transmutation."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.academia.edu/40144531/The_Alchemy_of_Glass_Counterfeit_Imitation_and_Transmutation_in_Ancient_Glassmaking" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.academia.edu/40144531/The_Al...lassmaking</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Toleration of Alchemists as a Political Question]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3416</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:25:54 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Toleration of Alchemists as a Political Question: Transmutation, Disputation, and Early Modern Scholarship on Alchemy<br />
<br />
Ku-ming (Kevin) Chang<br />
<br />
2007, Ambix<br />
<br />
<br />
"The debate over alchemy sparked intense reactions from both supporters and critics, illustrating its complex position in the intellectual landscape of the era. This interplay of ideas underscored the significant impact of alchemical thought on early modern philosophy."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.academia.edu/83547762/Toleration_of_Alchemists_as_a_Political_Question_Transmutation_Disputation_and_Early_Modern_Scholarship_on_Alchemy" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.academia.edu/83547762/Tolera...on_Alchemy</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Toleration of Alchemists as a Political Question: Transmutation, Disputation, and Early Modern Scholarship on Alchemy<br />
<br />
Ku-ming (Kevin) Chang<br />
<br />
2007, Ambix<br />
<br />
<br />
"The debate over alchemy sparked intense reactions from both supporters and critics, illustrating its complex position in the intellectual landscape of the era. This interplay of ideas underscored the significant impact of alchemical thought on early modern philosophy."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.academia.edu/83547762/Toleration_of_Alchemists_as_a_Political_Question_Transmutation_Disputation_and_Early_Modern_Scholarship_on_Alchemy" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.academia.edu/83547762/Tolera...on_Alchemy</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Equipment from the ‘Casa de destilar Aguas' (Escorial)]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3415</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:18:05 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA["Here is an image of the reconstructions we have made of some of the alchemical instruments that were used in the ‘Casa de destilar Aguas’ at the Monastery Palace of El Escorial. They were funded by Philip II, with advice from Cardinal Granvelle, who brought in technicians from Naples and the Netherlands to carry out the work. Other technicians, such as Richard Stanihurst, were also present, training the local master distillers. Full details can be found at: JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ GUERRERO, (2024-2026), «El Uso y Experiençia de las Mediçinas (1593), un desconocido vademécum de Richard Stanihurst para la administración de sus fármacos en la Corte de Madrid», Azogue, 10, 2024-2026, pp. 578-617pp. 578-617.Available in: <a href="https://revistaazogue.com/numero-10/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://revistaazogue.com/numero-10/</a> "<br />
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Acknowledgements to José Rodríguez Guerrero<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA["Here is an image of the reconstructions we have made of some of the alchemical instruments that were used in the ‘Casa de destilar Aguas’ at the Monastery Palace of El Escorial. They were funded by Philip II, with advice from Cardinal Granvelle, who brought in technicians from Naples and the Netherlands to carry out the work. Other technicians, such as Richard Stanihurst, were also present, training the local master distillers. Full details can be found at: JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ GUERRERO, (2024-2026), «El Uso y Experiençia de las Mediçinas (1593), un desconocido vademécum de Richard Stanihurst para la administración de sus fármacos en la Corte de Madrid», Azogue, 10, 2024-2026, pp. 578-617pp. 578-617.Available in: <a href="https://revistaazogue.com/numero-10/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://revistaazogue.com/numero-10/</a> "<br />
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Acknowledgements to José Rodríguez Guerrero<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[The Alchemy of Education]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3414</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:07:21 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA["Education, in its highest philosophical sense, is not the passive transfer of information from one container to another. It is the alchemical awakening of the human soul. It is teaching the mind to contemplate the cosmos with awe, the heart to feel the suffering of others with deep compassion, and the spirit to stand unbowed against the storms of life."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://vocal.media/education/the-symphony-of-the-conscious-mind-breathing-soul-into-a-human-being-not-manufacturing-an-obedient-servant" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://vocal.media/education/the-sympho...nt-servant</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA["Education, in its highest philosophical sense, is not the passive transfer of information from one container to another. It is the alchemical awakening of the human soul. It is teaching the mind to contemplate the cosmos with awe, the heart to feel the suffering of others with deep compassion, and the spirit to stand unbowed against the storms of life."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://vocal.media/education/the-symphony-of-the-conscious-mind-breathing-soul-into-a-human-being-not-manufacturing-an-obedient-servant" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://vocal.media/education/the-sympho...nt-servant</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thalira Spiritual Growth Guide]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3412</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dozens of articles...<br />
<br />
<a href="https://thalira.com/pages/spiritual-growth-guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://thalira.com/pages/spiritual-growth-guide</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dozens of articles...<br />
<br />
<a href="https://thalira.com/pages/spiritual-growth-guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://thalira.com/pages/spiritual-growth-guide</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Distillation: the Alchemy of Separation]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3409</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:45:41 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA["Distillation is far more than a technical process for concentrating alcohol—it is a foundational technology that transformed medicine, science, trade, colonialism, labor systems, and public health across five centuries. This article traces its evolution from medieval apothecaries to industrial-scale spirits production, analyzing measurable impacts on mortality rates, taxation policy, gender roles, and global commodity chains."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://glassandnote.com/culture/distilling" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://glassandnote.com/culture/distilling</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA["Distillation is far more than a technical process for concentrating alcohol—it is a foundational technology that transformed medicine, science, trade, colonialism, labor systems, and public health across five centuries. This article traces its evolution from medieval apothecaries to industrial-scale spirits production, analyzing measurable impacts on mortality rates, taxation policy, gender roles, and global commodity chains."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://glassandnote.com/culture/distilling" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://glassandnote.com/culture/distilling</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Alchemy of Travel]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3404</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:00:27 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA["When the inner vessel reaches a state of purity and harmony, external reality responds effortlessly. The geometry of the road arranges itself long before the engine even turns over. Here is the record of an alchemical expedition to the very edge of the island – a journey in which matter, geography, and spirit become one."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.the-whole-shift.com/2026/07/alchemical-travel-consciousness.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.the-whole-shift.com/2026/07/...sness.html</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA["When the inner vessel reaches a state of purity and harmony, external reality responds effortlessly. The geometry of the road arranges itself long before the engine even turns over. Here is the record of an alchemical expedition to the very edge of the island – a journey in which matter, geography, and spirit become one."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.the-whole-shift.com/2026/07/alchemical-travel-consciousness.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.the-whole-shift.com/2026/07/...sness.html</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[YouTube channel: Immanuel the Sacred]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3403</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:56:43 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3403</guid>
			<description><![CDATA["This channel is dedicated to the study of alchemy, Hermetic philosophy, Gnosticism, Kabbalah, sacred symbolism, ancestral wisdom and the perennial mysteries. Every lecture explores the historical origins, symbolism, and philosophical teachings behind the world's esoteric traditions, offering a deeper understanding of self, consciousness, and spiritual transformation."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@immanuelthesacred" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.youtube.com/@immanuelthesacred</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA["This channel is dedicated to the study of alchemy, Hermetic philosophy, Gnosticism, Kabbalah, sacred symbolism, ancestral wisdom and the perennial mysteries. Every lecture explores the historical origins, symbolism, and philosophical teachings behind the world's esoteric traditions, offering a deeper understanding of self, consciousness, and spiritual transformation."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@immanuelthesacred" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.youtube.com/@immanuelthesacred</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wiki: List of chemical element name etymologies]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3397</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:40:46 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[This article lists the <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">etymology of chemical elements of the periodic table</span>.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemical_element_name_etymologies" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ch...tymologies</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This article lists the <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">etymology of chemical elements of the periodic table</span>.<br />
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemical_element_name_etymologies" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ch...tymologies</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Video: The Complete Alchemical Map of Anger]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3396</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:38:47 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA["In this deep psychological analysis, we map the hidden mechanism of anger through Carl Jung’s concept of the Shadow and the ancient alchemical process of Mortificatio. For the majority of psychologically domesticated individuals, suppressed anger is systematically rerouted into anxiety, resentment, chronic exhaustion, and clinical depression. This inward collapse is the slow decay of the false self—the agreeable persona constructed for social compliance."<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkqv-2S2JpA" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkqv-2S2JpA</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA["In this deep psychological analysis, we map the hidden mechanism of anger through Carl Jung’s concept of the Shadow and the ancient alchemical process of Mortificatio. For the majority of psychologically domesticated individuals, suppressed anger is systematically rerouted into anxiety, resentment, chronic exhaustion, and clinical depression. This inward collapse is the slow decay of the false self—the agreeable persona constructed for social compliance."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkqv-2S2JpA" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkqv-2S2JpA</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Daoism's framework for understanding the world]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3395</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:26:04 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA["In [Daoism's] earliest forms, beginning in the second century B.C.E., Daoist alchemical practices would mix rare ingredients from the earth to transform them into what they believed to be “elixirs of immortality. Subsequent centuries witnessed these practices moving away from physical ingredients, such as rare plants and minerals, to become more focused on visualization techniques. This form of “inner alchemy,” or “neidan,” does not use actual ingredients but rather focuses on distilling the spiritual essences within one’s own body to achieve immortality. To do so, practitioners of “inner alchemy” would call upon new hosts of Daoist deities to aid them in their internal processes."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://theconversation.com/from-ancient-texts-to-modern-practices-daoism-provides-a-profound-framework-for-understanding-the-world-not-as-broken-but-as-naturally-seeking-balance-272115" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://theconversation.com/from-ancient...nce-272115</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA["In [Daoism's] earliest forms, beginning in the second century B.C.E., Daoist alchemical practices would mix rare ingredients from the earth to transform them into what they believed to be “elixirs of immortality. Subsequent centuries witnessed these practices moving away from physical ingredients, such as rare plants and minerals, to become more focused on visualization techniques. This form of “inner alchemy,” or “neidan,” does not use actual ingredients but rather focuses on distilling the spiritual essences within one’s own body to achieve immortality. To do so, practitioners of “inner alchemy” would call upon new hosts of Daoist deities to aid them in their internal processes."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://theconversation.com/from-ancient-texts-to-modern-practices-daoism-provides-a-profound-framework-for-understanding-the-world-not-as-broken-but-as-naturally-seeking-balance-272115" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://theconversation.com/from-ancient...nce-272115</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Vitalist Alchemy (paywalled)]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3394</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:21:59 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA["Alchemy was a legitimate precursor to modern chemistry, and the vitalism of early modern alchemy was new, challenging earlier mechanistic alchemy. Newton the alchemist searched for nature’s active spirits or principles to account for phenomena not explicable by mechanism. His manuscripts record his vitalism; his speculations on the living continuity of animal, vegetable, and mineral; and his conviction of “the material soul of all matter.” Milton’s organic universe, with its circulations of respiration and digestion, resembles the universe of Newton’s alchemical manuscripts. Opposing Raphael’s living universe is Satan’s articulation of an outdated, mechanistic alchemy. The alchemical context unravels the puzzle of the presence of “infernal dregs / Adverse to life” in the living universe of Paradise Lost (7.238–39), and medical alchemy provides a basis for the sublimation of food to reason and the soul (5.482–90). Belief in a vital alchemical creation underwrites Milton’s theology of freedom and Newton’s theology of divine omnipotence."<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA["Alchemy was a legitimate precursor to modern chemistry, and the vitalism of early modern alchemy was new, challenging earlier mechanistic alchemy. Newton the alchemist searched for nature’s active spirits or principles to account for phenomena not explicable by mechanism. His manuscripts record his vitalism; his speculations on the living continuity of animal, vegetable, and mineral; and his conviction of “the material soul of all matter.” Milton’s organic universe, with its circulations of respiration and digestion, resembles the universe of Newton’s alchemical manuscripts. Opposing Raphael’s living universe is Satan’s articulation of an outdated, mechanistic alchemy. The alchemical context unravels the puzzle of the presence of “infernal dregs / Adverse to life” in the living universe of Paradise Lost (7.238–39), and medical alchemy provides a basis for the sublimation of food to reason and the soul (5.482–90). Belief in a vital alchemical creation underwrites Milton’s theology of freedom and Newton’s theology of divine omnipotence."<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[The Dialectical Mandala Model of Mindfulness]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Dialectical Mandala Model of Mindfulness: A Novel Model Revealing the Alchemical Logic Underlying Mindfulness Practice<br />
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by Orchid-Stone Chang Azanlansh<br />
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"Contrasting mainstream operational definitions of mindfulness, this article introduces the Dialectical Mandala Model of Mindfulness (DMMM), a dialectically articulated framework integrating Daoist internal alchemy and Buddhist contemplative theory."<br />
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<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/17/7/824" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/17/7/824</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Dialectical Mandala Model of Mindfulness: A Novel Model Revealing the Alchemical Logic Underlying Mindfulness Practice<br />
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by Orchid-Stone Chang Azanlansh<br />
<br />
<br />
"Contrasting mainstream operational definitions of mindfulness, this article introduces the Dialectical Mandala Model of Mindfulness (DMMM), a dialectically articulated framework integrating Daoist internal alchemy and Buddhist contemplative theory."<br />
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<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/17/7/824" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/17/7/824</a>]]></content:encoded>
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